Proverbs 21:18
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 21
“The wicked shall be a ransom for the righteous, and the transgressor for the upright.”Proverbs 21:18
What Does Proverbs 21:18 Mean?
Proverbs 21:18 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 21, verse 18 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 7 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Righteousness.
Cross-References (7)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 21:18 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 11:8“The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the wicked cometh in his stead.”Isaiah 43:3“For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.”Isaiah 53:4“Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted.”1 Peter 3:18“For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:”Isaiah 55:8“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.”Daniel 3:22“Therefore because the king’s commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.”Isaiah 51:23“But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee; which have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over: and thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as the street, to them that went over.”
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